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Sponsored by Planned Parenthood One of the many effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to reverse the longstanding abortion protections under Roe v. Wade has been on the obstetric gynecological training of medical doctors specializing in the area. A bill sponsored by California Assemblymember Stephanie
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Freshman California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen is holding a grand opening event at her district field office. Constituents are welcome to visit the office on Sunday, April 30, from 11 am to 3 pm. The office is located at 9250 Laguna Springs Drive, Suite 220, Elk Grove. Visitors are encouraged to
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Reincarnation of George Wallace? Across social media and comments on sites like Elk Grove News, Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state of California have been attacked for their intervention in Elk Grove’s denial of the Oak Rose supportive housing project. Listen Time 1 Minute Read more about the
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During the March 21, 2023 State Senate Human Services Committee hearing, Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D – Bakersfield) urged expansion of the state’s food assistance program. Hurtado said the bill would modernize and expand eligibility for state-funded nutrition programs that were previously ineligible based on their immigration status. “The bill provides
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Advanced out of Human Services Committee California Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen (D – Elk Grove) has added her support to legislation working its way through the California State Senate. That legislation, Senate Bill 245, is called the California Food Assistance Program CFAP): eligibility and benefits. During a State Senate Human Services Committee
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This week Governor Gavin Newsom promoted his More Housing, faster program. The program, in part funds 1,200 tiny homes statewide and 350 in Sacramento. But how will the Elk Grove City Council react? Listen Time 1 Minute
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Nguyen formerly served as an Elk Grove City Councilmember California District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen’s (D – Elk Grove) District Director made a courtesy call to the Elk Grove City Council. Appearing before the city council at the Elk Grove City Council’s February 22, 2023, meeting was Nguyen’s
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Bill is similar to previous legislation sponsored by Jim Cooper Soon after taking her oath of office in December for the District 10 California Assembly seat, Stephanie Nguyen introduced legislation that became this session’s Assembly Bill 32. The legislation, which is a near duplicate of legislation advanced by her
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This week Elk Grove News marked its 15th anniversary. The website was launched on January 11, 2008. It was not launched as a money-making endeavor, for popularity purposes, or to have the most followers or likes. Listen Time 2 Minutes
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Even though she has been in the California Assembly for three weeks, it has been announced that District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen has received an important assignment. Speaker Anthony Rendon Rendon (D-Lakewood) yesterday appointed Nguyen to his leadership team, where she will serve as his assistant Speaker pro Tempore. “I
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Politicians can possess honorable personality traits. But, unfortunately, the terms honor and politicians are usually mutually exclusive. A more typical personality trait possessed by most elected officials is a self-endowed sense of entitlement to things not available to most constituents. And more significantly, egos compel elected officials to endlessly talk
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As the last remaining person at Elk Grove City Hall who has been there since the city’s July 2000 incorporation, last night ended City Councilmember Pat Hume’s 22 years of service. Hume, who did not seek reelection to a fifth term, was elected to the Sacramento County Board